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Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Fading away

Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Fading away

Write: Randy [2011-05-20]
Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Fading away

Wu Jianhua, a man in his fifties, is playing a Chinese traditional musical instrument in ancient residence of Hongcun village, southern Anhui province on September.5.

Wu told reporter that his family had been engaged in ancient musical instrument making for decades. Time has changed, now fewer and fewer people know how to play such instrument, which makes it quite difficult for his family to make living on this techniques.